Coconuts: Catalysts of Conflict
A peek into the past reveals how coconuts went from colonial cash crop to a means of resistance in Southeast Asia during the twentieth century.
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Edgy Stuff: March 2016 Recommendations
March 2016 recommendations from the Edge Effects editorial board.
Working Concepts: A Conversation with Sarah Besky
A conversation about labor: labor on tea plantations, the labor of language, and the ways in which the Anthropocene invites labor-focused inquiry.
The Risks of Antibiotic Overuse: A Neglected Public Priority
Though antibiotics have offered life-saving benefits, they are not without consequence. Scientists must continue to facilitate public engagement and understanding to reduce the threat of antibiotic resistance.
Damming God? Making Sense of the Plan to Fix Niagara Falls
Recent news of restoration work at Niagara Falls provides an opportunity to reflect on how symbolic American landscapes become meaningful despite constant change.
Bicycling Renaissance: a Bike Boom of Old (With Lessons for the New)
An interview with Dr. Evan Friss about the 1890s bicycling revolution in the United States.
Vocabularies for Technology, Nature, and the Anthropocene: A Conversation with Scott Kirsch
A conversation with geographer Scott Kirsch about what we mean when we talk about technology, and how we can understand the relationship between language and environmental and historical change.
Brooklyn’s Empire Stores and the Future of the Waterfront
Trash uncovered beneath an 1860s Brooklyn warehouse encourages us to reconsider our contemporary relationship to urban waterfronts.
Reader Survey 2016
The Editorial Board presents a survey so our readers can weigh in on Edge Effects.
The Missile
A sonnet about an unexpected winter visitor.
